The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-08-24
RUssELLvILLE POPE CO.. ARK. AUGUST "a 1887.
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Iii the weather uQeS not 70 Dack 10
FIRST principles it will not be long be-
fore Florida advertises an ice palace. -
Richmond Dispatch
"A herder drove two thousand six
hundred sheep into corral at Tie
Siding. Wy. r., and, after banking the
| fire in an adjazent cabin, went to sleep.
A spark few into the straw Of the
sheds, and while the herder slept the
corral and all the sheep were destroyed
iy fire.
The Prescott CA. T) Miner has the
following: 'Is this reservoir water
healthyp' asked newcomer Of an old
Hassayamper. "Do you See that mule,
sfranger?'' 'sYes, sir. "Well, ten
months ago that mule was a jack rab-
bit, and drinking this water made him
what he is to-day"
The use of nickel-pfated cooking
vessels has been forbidden by Govern
ment order in Lower Austria. 1t is
stated. as the reason for this action,
that vinegar and other acid substances
dissolve nickel; and that this, in por-
tions OF one-seventh of grain, causes
vomiting, and is even more poisonous
than copper.
lin a recent lecture before Lon
don Institution DR. b. w Richardson
stated that the work Of the heart in a
| healthy man is equivalent to the feat of
raising five and one-iifth tons one foot
per hour, or one hundred and twenty
| five tons in twenty-four hours Tho
use of eight ounces Of alcohol causes
the hearts work to show an excess of
twenty-four foot-tons. es
For biliousncss the editor of the
| Boston Medical and 'Surgical journal
says plain diet of bread, milk, oat-
meal, vegetables and fruit, with lean
meat and fresh iish,,is best. Exercise
in the open air. The victim Of an acute
attack will be rightcd by Oabstinence,
| (2) porridge and milk, (s) toast. a little
meat and fish and ripe fruit, thus com
ing TO solid food gradually.
The Gazette of Heppner, Ore, was
notbehind its esteemed contemporaries
| in getting a special Christmas number,
and has this allusion to it: 1.-THE
| Christmas edition of the GaSette is this
year printed in two ,colors, black and
white. and the occasional lampblack
spots are skillfully secured by the devil
1 getting on too much ink and failing to
sufficiently agitate his roller
"A substance resembling celluloid
may be made from potatoes by pceling
them. and, after soaking in water, inn
pregnating with eight parts Of sulphuric
acid, then drying and pressing between
/ sheets Of blotting paper. In France
/ pipes are made of this substance scarce
| ly distinguishable from meerschaum.
BY subjecting the mass to great pres
/ sure a substance can be made of it rival
| ing ivory in hardness - Boston Budget.
-Erastus Wiman, who is baseball
! manager as well as man Of extensive
business interests. says that at least
| 81, 100000 is spent yearly in baseball
in this country. This is further evi-
dence of the fact that Americans never
do any thing by halves. But is not this
thing overdone? 1t would seem SO
when salaries for good players range as
/ high as $1,000. 1t is becoming busi-
ness rather than sport r.
/ Tribune.
Manager Ito supernumerary)- 4
am going to give you a small part in
the new play; do you wish your real
name on the bill, or will you use an
assumed name? SupeI guess | will
use an assumed name. M.-Very good;
what shall it be? S.-Sig. Vermiceli.
M-That's ahigh-sounding name; why
do you use Vermicelli? Got it out Of a
cook book, dfa you? S.-Yes, and l
use it because am a supe, you know. -
! Boston Courier.
Hosea B. Perkins is n man who, ac-
cording to the New York Times, always
wants to make '.Daniel Webster chow
der'' from the receipt he obtained from
1 the illustrious statesman whenever he is
off onaa pleasure party. On board a
yacht one day he requested to be all
lowed to 90. into the galley and COM
pound the chowder. He was introduced
to the chef aud went to work with him.
The chef, however, did not think highly
of the receipt and observed. "Your
Monsieur Webster could write a diczion-
aire, but he. could not make 70 chow
derer" M
"A Chicago merchant decided TO sur
prise his wife on Christmas by-present-
ing her with twenty-thousand-dollar
policy on his life; but he neglected to
apply for the policy until the day be-
fore Christmas. Then he was told that
the application and the report of the
medical examiner wouM be sent to the
New York Office, and the policy would
come back in few days This wouldn' I
do. The merchant suggested telegraph
ing, The medical examiner was sent
for, his report and the application were
telegraphed TO this city, and in less
than six hours from the time Of appli-
cation the report was accepted iD New
York and the policy received iRChica-
go. This is said TO be the first transac-
\ ton of the kind.--N FsSua.
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